Is AOL still a Net company?
The good news for America Online is that the company has acquired the assets of a major media company. However, that's also the bad news.

AOL megamerger makes historyupdate
The online services giant says it will acquire the media conglomerate to form a $350 billion company--the largest merger in corporate history.

Can new empire avoid titanic clashes?news analysis
AOL Time Warner's leadership may not be as volatile as feared--and could actually unify the ranks by grooming an heir-apparent in AOL star Bob Pittman.

Rivals pushed back to drawing boardinteractive
The buyout will force rivals as diverse as AT&T, Microsoft and Excite@Home to rethink their Internet strategies--and could initiate even more blockbuster mergers.

Merger drops a bomb on Microsoft
America Online's surprise move is a frontal assault on Microsoft's ambitions to become a major content player, capping a year of battles.